In this week 22 match on the 19th of February, FC Utrecht hosts PSV in a clash of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. FC Utrecht is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Vitesse. Manhoef struck first for Vitesse in the 63rd minute, then Maximilian Wittek added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, FC Utrecht was frustrated by Vitesse’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vitesse ended the match with the shutout victory. FC Utrecht should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, PSV recorded a 6-0 blowout win against FC Groningen. Luuk de Jong struck first for PSV in the 27th minute on a feed from Xavi Simons, then Xavi Simons added another in the 46th minute on a feed from Joey Veerman In the end, FC Groningen was frustrated by PSV’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. PSV ended the match with the shutout victory. PSV should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
PSV and FC Utrecht last played eachother at the Philips Stadion on Sun Oct 16th. PSV was victorious by a score of 6 to 1. Xavi Simons struck first for PSV in the 8th minute on a feed from Joey Veerman, then Sander van de Streek tied it up for FC Utrecht in the 24th minute.
Jarrad Branthwaite has been the most prolific scorer on PSV in the last five matches with three goals. Douvikas has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored five goals for FC Utrecht
Michael Kappelgaard Silberbauer’s squad will be without Bart Ramselaar, Bas Dost, Django Warmerdam and Ramon Hendriks, while PSV will be without Olivier Boscagli.